Museum of the Game ®

International Arcade Museum® — Killer List of Videogames®


R-Type II R-Type II - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

R-Type II - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

One of the first great side-scrolling shooters. Fly through tunnels, shooting organic and metallic aliens with a boss at the end of each level. Cool power-ups, including a detachable floating gun/shield combo.

R-Type II was produced by Irem in 1989.

Irem released 87 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978.

Other machines made by Irem during the time period R-Type II was produced include: Meikyuu Shima, Ninja Spirit, Tsukikage (The Legend Of The White Wolf), Image Fight, Saigo No Nindou, Dragon Breed, Kengo, X Multiply, Legend Of Hero Tonma, and Air Duel

R-Type II - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet

Specs

Name R-Type II
Developer Irem
Year 1989
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9220
Class Wide Release
Genre Space
Monitor
Conversion Class JAMMA
Dipswitch Settings

R-Type II Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)

# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 2 [FireShield Detach]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

R-Type II KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Log in to rate this game!

More pictures

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op R-Type II Census

There are 14,716 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 74 known instances of this machine owned by R-Type II collectors who are active members. Of these, 7 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 67 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra R-Type II circuit board for sale.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for R-Type II. There is one active VAPS member looking for a R-Type II circuit board set.

This game ranks a 25 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Legacy

  1. R-Type
  2. R-Type II
  3. R-Type Leo

eBay Listings

Click to search eBay for R-Type II Videogame machines and related items.

Click to search eBay for Irem for machines and parts.

When you click on links below to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Such revenue helps to fund this site's operations. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

TOP WATCHED LISTINGS FOR: R-Type II

Ebay Compatible Application

R-Type II (2) Arcade Marquee 26" x 8"

Auction ends in: 2 weeks, 11 hours

FixedPrice
$18.95

R-TYPE II Arcade P.C. Board PCB JAMMA Working Perfectly

Auction ends in: 4 weeks, 1 day

FixedPrice
$659.00

Contribute

  1. Log in to contribute content to this page
  2. Please consider donating to the International Arcade Museum Library